Bech and Updike Critics Noted in Vintage Review
Columnist discusses John Updike’s Beck a Bech stories collection. Describes Bech as a middle aged Jewish writer with block, touring the world on lectures, funded by royalties and State Department cultural trips. Highlights critics’ shifted joy in Updike’s acclaimed novel and Bech’s unforgettable failures.
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Smothers Brothers Summer Show faces controversy and probation feel
Tommy Smothers voices frustration over his ABC summer replacement The Smothers Brothers Summer Show and its potential renewal, criticizing bland TV and urging more daring stories. He agrees with Spiro Agnew that big programming colors news, calling TV a selling medium with untapped potential. Updike’s portrayal of Bech and the book’s appendix are praised for wit and insight into the Jewish writer.
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Illinois Mother Wishes Her Boy Were More Like Convicts
Harold S. Sampson editor of Menard Time, written from prison, asks youths to consider the future they will shape. He argues protests and riots rarely topple the establishment and contrasts youthful defiance with a convict’s decades behind bars. A mother at Menard art show wishes her son were more like these inmates, prompting reflection.
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Televised beauty contests gain appeal in Miss Universe coverage
HOLLYWOOD AP TV critic praises CBS broadcasts of Miss Universe and Miss U.S.A. pageants. Host Bob Barker steers a streamlined 90 minute format from national costumes to 15 finalists then five contenders. Avoids overlong talent segments, with Miss Puerto Rico winning and Miss Greece praised as blonde and natural.
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